Atlantic Boulevard (Los Angeles County)


Atlantic Boulevard/Atlantic Avenue/Los Robles Avenue is a major north-south thoroughfare in eastern Los Angeles County, California.

Route

The street passes through the cities of Alhambra, Monterey Park, East Los Angeles, Eastside Los Angeles, Commerce, Vernon, Maywood, Bell, Cudahy, South Gate, Lynwood, Compton, and Long Beach.
Atlantic Boulevard starts off as a southerly continuation of Los Robles Avenue at Huntington Drive in northern Alhambra, and ends on East Ocean Boulevard in Downtown Long Beach.Through most of its route from Maywood south, Atlantic travels parallel to the Long Beach Freeway and the Los Angeles River. South of Randolph Street, Atlantic Boulevard becomes Atlantic Avenue, roughly at the city border of Maywood and Bell.

Highway crossings

Atlantic crosses, with access: Interstate 10, State Route 60, Interstate 5, Interstate 710, State Route 91, Interstate 405, former State Route 42, and State Route 1.
It also passes underneath Interstate 105 without an interchange.

Public transportation

Bus

Bus service along Atlantic Boulevard between Huntington Drive and Artesia Boulevard is provided by Metro Local line 260 and Metro Rapid line 762. Bus service south of Artesia Boulevard is provided by Long Beach Transit line 61.

Light rail

The Metro Gold Line Atlantic Station is at the intersection of Atlantic Boulevard and Pomona Boulevard in East Los Angeles. It is the southeastern terminus of the Gold Line currently. It connects the East Los Angeles community to Downtown Los Angeles, the San Gabriel Valley, and other Metro rail lines.